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Why Do Cables Matter?

To me, all you need is low L, C, and R. I run Mogami W3104 bi-wire from my McIntosh MAC7200 to my Martin Logan Theos. We all know that a chain is only as strong as its' weakest link - so I am honestly confused by all this cable discussion. 

What kind of wiring goes from the transistor or tube to the amplifier speaker binding post inside the amplifier? It is usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper. Then we are supposed to install 5 - 10' or so of wallet-emptying, pipe-sized pure CU or AG with "special configurations" to the speaker terminals?

What kind of wiring is inside the speaker from the terminals to the crossover, and from the crossover to the drivers? Usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper.

So you have "weak links" inside the amplifier, and inside the speaker, so why bother with mega expensive cabling between the two? It doesn't make logical sense to me. It makes more sense to match the quality of your speaker wires with the existing wires in the signal path [inside the amplifier and inside the speaker].

 

 

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Cables for sure matter I owned a Audio store for10 years  and many times they would say buy a $40 k audio system  but then only$2 k on audio cables,

I would then have-to  prove by letting them borrow , at least spend at least 10-15% of the cost of your audio system on cables , power cords too count just as much at getting the most out-of  your Audio system . Now isnot the time to be frugal .

I tried long ago blue jeans cables and Mogami , it okay best ,

for example buytheWireworld  Eclipse speaker cable ,and interconnects 

that’s maybe $2500  $1500 for a 2 m speaker cables , and 2 pair of interconnects , before discounts  ,these are a major upgrade .

power cords what do you have there ?  At least buy Pangea  sig mk2  power cords 

under $300 each  these use Cardas  top Copper wire , a good value . Everything counts ,by being frugal you are greatly restricting the potential of your detail, sound staging and imaging .  Mogomi is what I use for practice on my guitar , nothing more , Audio cables can be very expensive, but what I recommended is average price between10-20% of the cost of yourAudio system is a good average to spend .

in part youget what you pay for .

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